Monthly Archives: November 2021

Join us on December 8th to learn more about C100’s Fellowship program

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An item from a fellow Canadian organization in the Bay Area.

JOIN US ON DECEMBER 8TH

Your opportunity to learn more about the C100 Fellowship and how the rising founders in your network can be nominated to join this highly-competitive mentorship program.

At this open event, learn about the program, the nomination process, eligibility criteria, and how founders can put their best foot forward in their application.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

C100 Fellows is our signature mentorship program for 20 founders of the most promising early-stage, Canadian-led startups. Starting December 1st, the founders in your network can be nominated to apply.

WHO CAN NOMINATE?

All active C100 Members, Partners, and Alumni are eligible to nominate founders. We encourage you to see who you know from the C100 Membership community that can nominate you or the founders in your network.

TIMELINE

Nominations open: December 1st
Nominations close: January 3rd
Applications close: January 7th
48Hrs: May 13-14, 2022

COMMUNITY UPDATES & MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Looking to have your news shared? Tag @theC100 and use the hashtag #WeSeeTheeRise 🇨🇦.

🚀 Toronto-based childcare centre software provider HiMama has raised $70-million, led by Bain Capital’s Double Impact Fund. Congratulations to Co-Founders Alana Frome (C100 Member) and Ron Spreeuwenberg as well as the entire HiMama team! | Globe & Mail

📄 Patrick Pichette, Chairman of the Board at Twitter and Partner at Inovia Capital (and C100 Charter Member), shares his top four tips for founders seeking funding. | Business Insider

⚡️ Congratulations to Waterloo-based EnPowered on announcing $12.75M in seed financing! EnPowered is a bill payment platform for the energy industry.  Congratulations to Founder & CEO, Tomas van Stee (C100 Fellow), and the entire EnPowered team! Betakit

📣 John Megrue Jr., the previous co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, has joined Radical Ventures (proud C100 Corporate Member) as Vice-Chairman and Partner after advising the firm for more than a year. | Globe and Mail

🚀 Toronto-based SMB card issuer Float Financial Solutions has raised $30-million, led by Tiger Global Management, five months following the startup’s $2.8-million seed round.

🤝 Winnipeg-based Neo Financial, led by Co-Founders Andrew Chau (C100 Fellow), Jeff Adamson and Kris Read, has received a $1.6-million grant via the Government of Manitoba’s Industry Expansion program. This funding is expected to provide skills training for 300 new employees in the company’s downtown Winnipeg-based HQ.

🏗 Amazon plans to open its second Canadian cloud-computing server hub, opening in Calgary by late 2023. Ground has officially broken and construction is underway, bringing billions of dollars of investment to the region. | Globe and Mail

🇨🇦 Toronto has been ranked the number one market for high-tech job growth. Growing at 26%, the city beat out Seattle, Vancouver, and New York in the annual CBRE Tech-30 report. The real estate group ranks the 30 leading tech markets in the US and Canada. Toronto added more high-tech jobs in the last two years (40,000) than the rest of the top-30.  Read more from Radical Ventures (C100 Corporate Member) on what makes Toronto attractive to top global talent in AI.

🚀 Toronto-based online used car sales startup Clutch (48Hrs 2020 Alumnus), has raised $100-million Series B, led by D1 Capital Partners, marking the 38th nine-figure private funding of 2021 by a Canadian company, according to Refinitiv, and the latest Canadian company to raise twice within a year. Congratulations to Co-Founders, Dan Park and Steve Seibel, and the entire Clutch team on the latest round! | Globe and Mail

🐦  TWEET OF THE WEEK | “Soooo the moose in Saskatoon just broke through the window at Sylvia Fedoruk school. No one was hurt. Kids are fine. What a morning. #yxe” – @patduboi

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A look back at Remembrance 2021

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An item from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission that may be of interest to members.

Welcome to the CWGC’s latest newsletter.
Remembrance 2021Last week, we were pleased to welcome the return of traditional remembrance events at CWGC cemeteries and memorials around the world. Many of our sites, from Surrey to Singapore, hosted their first larger-scale events since the pandemic began nearly two years ago to mark Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.
What are Commonwealth War Graves?

Walk through any of our cemeteries across the world and you’ll see all kinds of different headstones. In our latest blog, Catherine Nell, CWGC’s Commemorations Officer, explains that Commonwealth War Graves aren’t always as straightforward as you may imagine.
Nine First World War soldiers reburied at Tyne Cot

Earlier this week, nine soldiers of the First World War were reburied with full military honours at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium, the world’s largest CWGC cemetery. in the presence of our President, HRH The Duke of Kent. Seven of the casualties are known to have died on 14 October 1917 – and you can read more about them on our website.
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Webinar: Alistair Edgar on Peace-Building in Afghanistan

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These webinars, which are offered in partnership with Dominion Command, may be of interest to some members.

“Give War a Chance: Are Peace-Building and Stabilization a Bust after Afghanistan?”
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ALISTAIR EDGAR

Give War a Chance: Are Peace-Building and Stabilization a Bust after Afghanistan?

December 1st, 7:30 PM ET
The webinar is FREE on Zoom.

Registration is required, but you do not need a Zoom account to watch.

Register HERE
Even before the Taliban’s rapid return to power in Afghanistan, most western governments—including Canada—appeared to have abandoned their willingness to engage in peacekeeping, peace-building and/or ‘stabilization’ interventions that involved placing western ‘boots on the ground’ in support of populations who were facing large scale threats of violence. This presentation will consider why that dis-engagement has taken place, and what it means for Canada and especially the Canadian Forces.
UPCOMING WEBINARS

12 January | Speaker Series
John Boyko
“Canada and the Vietnam War”
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16 February | Speaker Series
Maya Goldenberg
“Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise and the War on Science”
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The threat of domestic extremism

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

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The threat of domestic extremism

The threat of domestic extremism

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

Domestic extremists, not foreign terrorists, pose the greatest threat to American security, says a new report that criticizes the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for failing to adapt to an evolving environment since the 9/11 attacks.

There have been 230 unsuccessful attacks or plots in the United States since New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington were hit in 2001 at a cost of nearly 3,000 lives. Just 28 of the planned attacks were directed by foreign terrorist organizations.

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Thayendanegea’s legacy

Killed by a roadside bomb

Story by Sharon Adams

It was a grim November day when medical technician Corporal Dolorès Crampton escorted the body of her partner, Cpl. Nicolas Beauchamp, home from Afghanistan.

Beauchamp, 28, and Crampton lived in Pont-Rouge, west of Quebec City; both were with 5 Field Ambulance based in Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.

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We need your feedback to improve accessibility / Nous avons besoin de vos commentaires afin d’améliorer l’accessibilité

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An item from Veterans Affairs Canada that may be of interest to some members.

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Hello,

Veterans Affairs Canada and the Veterans Review and Appeal Board launched an accessibility consultation on 17 November with Veterans, their family members and other Canadians. We need your feedback to learn about any accessibility barriers you or others may experience.

Canada has a vision of its public service being the most accessible and inclusive in the world. This includes working with persons with disabilities to help identify, prevent and remove accessibility barriers.

You’ll find this consultation on our Let’s Talk Veterans platform until 14 December. The final report will be published on the platform in 2022.

To learn more about our consultations and to stay connected on Veterans’ issues, visit Let’s Talk Veterans.

Bonjour,

Anciens Combattants Canada et Tribunal des anciens combattants (révision et appel) ont lancé une consultation sur l’accessibilité le 17 novembre auprès des vétérans, des membres de leur famille et d’autres Canadiens. Nous souhaitons obtenir vos commentaires pour en savoir plus au sujet des obstacles à l’accessibilité auxquels vous ou d’autres peuvent se heurter.

Le Canada a une vision de sa fonction publique comme étant la plus accessible et inclusive au monde. À cet égard, il faut notamment collaborer avec les personnes handicapées pour cerner, prévenir et éliminer les obstacles à l’accessibilité.

Vous trouverez cette consultation sur notre plateforme Parlons vétérans jusqu’au 14 décembre. Le rapport final sera publié sur la plateforme en 2022.

Pour en savoir plus sur nos consultations et demeurer au fait des questions relatives aux vétérans, visitez le site Parlons vétérans.
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